February 4, 2008
Area students sound off on Manchin plans

 Video: Area high school students respond

Several Kanawha County high school students disagree with Gov. Joe Manchin's plans for the merit-based Promise scholarship, but favor a move to keep classmates without a "C" grade point average off the roads.

Manchin caught some lawmakers, educators and students off guard with those two proposals in his Jan. 9 State of the State address. The most unexpected twist was the proposed change to Promise.

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